#OR YO LIKE THE CARNIVAL FAIR GAMES

[dragqueenpentheus]

[senditcolton]

Nights Like You

Watching your lover eat. Reaching out and wiping away any lingering food around their mouth as they place gentle kisses on your fingertips. Maybe leaning in and kissing them, tasting the lingering flavors on their lips.

part of my Valentine's Day prompts requested by anon | word count: 0.7k | warnings: little bit of spice

Summer nights were your favorite nights. The warmth from the bright sun still lingering in the air, the gentle breeze from the lakes, the weight of the humidity… it was always wonderful. Summer nights were also made more wonderful by the fact that your boyfriend Brady was back in Minnesota and back by your side.

Long distance relationships weren’t easy but you had made your relationship work so far. The summers you shared together were an integral part of that – they allowed the two of you to make up for lost time, as it were. And Brady… sweet, caring Brady always made the most the months you had together.

Tonight was no exception.

The state fair had returned like it did every summer and he insisted that the two of you go. Brady pulled you onto every ride, spent what seemed like his entire life savings to win you prizes at carnival games, and to top it all off, the two of you shared a cliché but romantic kiss at the top of the Ferris wheel. It was one the best nights you shared in recent memory.

The two of you were sitting in the parking lot on the tailgate of his truck, the last-minute funnel cakes you purchased in your laps, watching the fair close. The powdered sugar is sweet on your tongue and the multi-colored lights brighten up the sky and add an extra air of magic to the already perfect evening.

You turn towards Brady, a ‘thank you’ poised on your lips – thank you for this, thank you for making me happy, thank you for being the best person ever. But the words die in your throat when your eyes connect with his. His attention was already focused on you and there is this indecipherable look on his face. A million different emotions swimming in those deep brown eyes.

“What?” you ask, wanting to know what thoughts were dancing through his mind.

Brady doesn’t reply. From the corner of your eyes, you see his hand lift until his fingers come to rest underneath your chin. His thumb moves and the pad of it presses into your lips, gently wiping at the corner of your mouth. You hear him mumble something about powdered sugar and you let out a small giggle at the ridiculously sweet action.

You think that might be the end of it, but your breath hitches when Brady’s thumb moves again, this time pressing into the plumpness of your bottom lip, resting there. It is hard to tell in the nighttime, the only lights coming from the fair and the headlights around you, but you know that his eyes have taken on that darkness that always had desire pooling in your lower stomach.

It isn’t a conscious decision – your lips just pucker as you press a soft kiss onto the tip of his thumb. Even in the lingering noise of the carnival, you can hear the rumble of the low groan that escapes Brady. The sound makes you bold. You open your lips, moving your tongue to coax Brady’s thumb deeper into your mouth. You suckle it for a moment, never breaking his stare, watching his breathing quicken and you know exactly what images were forming in his mind.

The release of his thumb from your mouth is punctuated with a small pop, the digit sliding down to your chin. You can’t stop yourself from running your tongue over your lips, a mischievous smirk appearing.

“Delicious,” you whisper, potentially referencing the taste of the powdered sugar lingering on his skin but perhaps hinting at something entirely different.

Brady doesn’t give you a chance to elaborate or clarify.

In a quick motion, his hand slides down those few inches to gently grip your throat, pulling your head up towards him, his lips meeting yours in a desperate and needy kiss. You let out a soft moan, your mouth opening for Brady to slide his tongue in and brush against yours. The two of you continue to make out before finally pulling away, breathless.

There are no words spoken between you but there was no need for them. In a few quick minutes, the tailgate was closed, trash was thrown away, and you were in the passenger seat with Brady’s hand on your thigh as he drives home. As the scenery passes you by, you softly laugh as the memories already made swirl through your mind, followed by the anticipation of what was still to come.

Yeah. Summer nights were your favorite.

[thebreakup]

Requested by @triplexdoublex "I was thinking like a friends to lovers type thing where Colson and reader are best friends and they’re at like a carnival or arcade and colson wins a candy necklace choker from the candy claw machine and gives it to reader and she puts it on and later they go back to one of their houses and our watching a movie and she’s like snacking on the necklace stretching it from her neck to nibble on it , and innocently Colson’s like hey save some for me and goes to eat some and his lips graze her neck and she accidentally lets out a moan and it ends up leading to smut"

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Colson pulled his car up into the gravel car park of the carnival, in the distance a brightly lit Ferris Wheel was visible illuminating the dark October sky. Quickly he jumped out of the car and opened your door for you. "M'lady." He said with a joking bow of his head as he took your hand. "Goofball." You replied with a mock look of disappointment on your face which was quickly wiped away as your date for the night dragged you to the entrance of the fair like an excited kid. The scent of burnt sugar from whatever sickly treats were being cooked filled the air taking you back to your past couple birthdays. You were an October baby after all, your last couple birthdays spent in similar ways, you could tell today was going to be extra special though. Thanks to your reminiscing you didn't notice Colson had handed in your tickets and was tying an entry band around your wrist with haste as he rambled on. "We gotta try win something tonight, I'm a master at those ring toss games! Oo- remind me to take a candy apple back to Rook too!" You giggled up at him and leaned up on your tippy toes and pecked him on the cheek, enjoying the distinct scent of his cologne and a hint of weed still managing to power through. "I will, can't be having you two fighting again, now let's go before it gets too busy!" You slapped him on the back as you raced towards the Ferris Wheel. "Last one there is paying for the sweets!

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Now at a claw machine you were both taking turns attempting to win something, you were spending more money than what the prize was worth for sure but it was the journey not the destination in this instant. "Got it!!" Colson exclaimed with triumph, as if he just won the Olympics. "Take that!!" It was a background noise as you felt your heart swell when you saw a candy choker fall into the collection bay of the contraption. Colson immediately swiping it and pulling you into a hug. "Wouldn't this look just beautiful on Rook?" You laughed as you looked up at him. "Gonna do the honours of putting it on me?" You watched him through your eyelashes as you turned around and moved your hair out the way. You felt him press up against you from behind and clip the sweet treat to your neck being careful to not get it in your hair. "Why thank you." You said teasingly as Colson was red in the face and changed the subject quickly. "Let's g-go grab those candy apples before they run out and get back to my place!- It's getting late, the creepy crawlies might come out." He added confidently at the end once again grabbing your hand and dragging you to another stall.

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Now both of you were cuddled up on Colson's couch watching a plethora of spooky Halloween movies, even though it was 2 weeks until the holiday the mood felt right. Bloody Birthday, Freaky, Coraline and Child's Play were playing one by one on a Dvd Player, Colson exclaiming it was better the old school way. You didn't mind though, perfectly content spooning with him while you suckled on your candy choker he had won for you earlier in the evening. "Save some for me huh?" Colson chuckled as he licked the ball of candy that was half hanging out of your mouth. The action took you so off guard you shuddered and let out a squeak as his warm tongue dragged over your sticky syrup coated lips. "Mm. Cherry.." He mumbled to himself as he looked up at you with a smirk. Obviously a murder attempt on his part, those eyes cutting through you like a hot knife through butter as tension in the room rose. The screams of Chucky's last victim blurred out. Colson suddenly seemed very interested though as he quickly turned his attention back to the screen. You blushed furiously as you let the candy slip from your mouth it's stickiness resting itself on your clavicle. Determined now to get your own back you pushed back into Colson as he was the big spoon quickly managing to nestle your cheeks up against his crotch unsubtly. He still seemed determined to ruffle your feathers though as you took an even more drastic measure as you stood up and threw your striped tube top off revealing your lacy bralette. That certainly got his attention as he let his eyes drag up your body as he sat up in front of you. "Wow, you're really this desperate huh? Well since you started this you better finish this angelface." He chided you as he made quick work of getting his pants and vest off. "What are you waiting for?."

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Notes: I didn't know how to continue the smut so if it comes to me in the future I'll edit it and add it onto the end! Also a reminder I'm British so some of these words might be unfamiliar to American readers, I tried to use the American words for alot of this but some of them just really don't sound right to me so some of them may be different! <3 And I don't really have a taglist and typically tag people I know are part of the fandom and that I read their work so if you want to remove yourself from this you can just message me and be removed!

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[mikatopia]

Terrifier 2 Review: Not for everyone (Spoilers down below)

Terrifier 2 is the big box office sequel to Terrifier which premiered on Netflix. The sequel took 3 years to make and was crowdfunded by fans of the original. That being said, Terrifier 2 is a faithful sequel to everything that made the first one so great for hardcore horror fans while taking advantage of its increased budget and adding an emotional story with leads you can really root for.

Things I liked:

1. The family drama. You can still tell this family still loves each other despite the stress of dealing with the death of their father/husband.

2. The supernatural elements, especially her father and the sword he gives her. It is vague though and leaves a lot open to interpretation.

3. Sienna’s character arc as she grows into the strong angel warrior her father believed she could be. One of the best final girls of all time. I also enjoyed her brother Johnathon.

4. The special effects and set pieces. The old carnival and clown cafe sets are detailed and do not get boring. The makeup and realistic gore are top tier and not for the squeamish.

5. The tonal shifts in this movie are jarring, but I enjoyed that. The Clown Cafe dream sequence is 10/10, and if you don’t watch the movie, at least try to see that scene. It’s unnerving, thrilling, and tense.

6. Da music! It’s really good, yo. Every scene has great music that fits perfectly from tense action music to 80’s homage collage music.

7. Art is a free for all killer. Everybody is fair game. There are no anti sex or drug messages in this movie. Just a great slasher. Also Art switches between comedic and intimidating so easy.

8. Weird amount of comedy in this movie. Good too.

Things I didn’t like:

1. The orange glowing eyes. They looked bad, yo.

2. The mom dying. I don’t think she should have died. I didn’t think her corpse should have been sat at the dinner table and had mashed potatoes shoved in it. She was an important character and deserved better.

3. Not seeing Annie’s mom get killed.

4. Not seeing Jeff bleed to death. Did he die? Who knows?

5. Poor Victoria Hayes. I can’t watch the first one anymore knowing that the protagonist from the first movie ends up a sad, insane woman who gives birth to Art’s head. That’s sad.

6. Annie and Brooke’s death scenes are quite gory and uncomfortable, and aren’t my cup of tea. Torture porny, and I felt bad for them.

7. Art and Sienna’s showdown in the haunted house dragged on a bit with too many fake out deaths and defeats.

FINAL SCORE: 10/10, a perfect blend of horror, comedy, and heart with an iconic and original icon. A true grindhouse over the top horror gore show. Very respectful of the fans and gives a real story this time with Sienna Shaw and her brother Johnathon. It’s Terrifier 2, bigger, better, and bloodier!

[fairestwriting]

heartslabyul index

all

with s/o who's reckless with their own safety

riddle rosehearts

soulmate au

reaction to reader falling asleep under a tree

reaction to crush describing their type like in guy.exe

reaction to innocent crush singing touch you

vil's reaction to reader (his younger sister) dating him

setting reader up with his vice dorm leader but falling for them in the process*

with vampire s/o who's craving his blood

with s/o who plays a lot of otome games

with reader who's always surrounded by cats

having a crush on a hopeless romantic fem reader

reaction to malleus simping for someone

reaction to yuu sleeping with a body pillow of him

with cyber goth s/o

how he would be like as a brother

comforting tired s/o with cuddles

s/o gets amnesia and falls for someone else

catching his crush checking him out

reaction to yuu crying because he reminds them of their older sibling

with s/o who sings suddenly like a disney princess

with s/o who's taking care of a cat that oddly resembles him and rivals him getting all of s/o's affection

jade and floyd's reaction reader (their little sister) dating him

watching a disney classic with him

carnival date with his s/o

with s/o who's similar to morticia addams

poly relationship between trey, riddle, chenya and reader

receiving handmade gift from s/o

with s/o who despises tea and prefers coffee

with s/o who loves and makes good tea

playing the pocky game with his s/o

reacting to s/o wearing a maid outfit

crushing on vice dorm leader's sister

with tall and flirty fem s/o

wearing a maid dress

with himbo mc

finding out crush is related to the queen of hearts

makeout session with lipstick stains

with gentle giant boyfriend

visiting mc's world

reaction mc slapping his mother

fem s/o distracts him from studying with kisses

being tsundere for fem crush

getting a goodnight kiss from yuu

being hit by spell that makes him hold his crush's hand for hours

finding s/o's drawings of him

with s/o who doesn't put effort into celebrating their birthday

trey clover

riddle's reaction to reader (his younger sister) dating him*

lilia and silver's reaction to reader (also lilia's child) dating him

setting reader up with his dorm leader and falling for them in the process

kissing fem s/o who's too cute for her own good

with patient and affectionate s/o

getting back together with his ex

poly relationship between trey, riddle, chenya and reader

with cuddly fem s/o

with delinquent-looking s/o who somehow carries themselves elegantly

realizing he has a crush

ace trappola

older sibling-like reader

riddle's reaction to reader (his younger sister) dating him*

with a reader who's overprotective of grim

reaction to s/o ruffling his hair

getting caught checking out fem crush

reaction to fem reader cutting off most of her hair

"if we're single by 30, let's get married"*

with very photogenic/videogenic fem mc

jade and floyd's reaction to reader (their little sister) dating him

reaction to usually nonchalant s/o getting flustered

with tomboy fem s/o

with shy, socially awkward s/o

mc shows him popular music from their world

with parental figure mc who's tired of their antics

reaction to being drawn

reacting to seeing reader cry

deuce spade

older sibling-like reader

riddle's reaction to reader (his younger sister) dating him*

with a reader who's overprotective of grim

getting caught checking out fem crush

with physically affectionate s/o

reaction to fem reading cutting off most of her hair

with small but very strong s/o

getting a massage from his s/o

"if we're single by 30, let's get married"*

with very photogenic/videogenic mc

mc shows him popular music from their world

with parental figure mc who's tired of their antics

bridal carrying fem s/o who sprained her ankle

with motorcycle racer male s/o

reaction to being drawn

reacting to seeing reader cry

cater diamond

riddle's reaction to reader (his younger sister) dating him*

malleus' reaction to reader (his younger sister) dating him

getting caught checking out fem crush

with feline beastman s/o

with patient and affectionate s/o

yuu showing him music from their world

opening up to his s/o

reaction to usually nonchalant s/o getting flustered

with cuddly fem s/o

bridal carrying fem s/o who sprained her ankle

with fem s/o who can't handle cold

helping his friend get over a cheating ex

[drabbles-mc]

Night Off

Angel Reyes x F!Reader

Request by Anon: Can I request something for my baby boi Angel? There is a fair/carnival in town so reader and Angel go to have some fun. Just some good, old fashioned fluff maybe even have Angel win her a big stuffy and a romantic kiss at the top of the Ferris wheel with a hint of what might happen once they get home

Warnings: language, Angel and the guys being cuties

Word Count: 1.4k

A/N: I only know what the county fairs are like in my home-town so that’s what I based this off of! I included the demolition derby because it has always been my fave part of the fair hands-down lol. Plus, the guys would totally be into doing something like that lmao

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Going to the fair had started off as a group event. Things had been quiet with the club and you suggested that they take advantage of the extra free time and do something fun. Who knew when things would be so quiet again? All of the guys had been quick to agree, and the fair being in town just made for a perfect opportunity to get out and unwind—to just be regular people instead of guys who ran drugs for a cartel. It was nice to see them all so happy and goofing around.

Throughout the evening, everyone sort of ended up separating. A few of the guys went off in their own little clusters to go and get food, or go find the rides. You had dragged Angel away to the petting zoo because you couldn’t remember the last time that you had been to one. He laughed as you crouched down and fed handful after handful of pellets to the goats that were crowding the fence in front of you.

“You look like a Disney princess,” he smiled and shook his head, “All these goats and animals following you around and shit.”

You laughed as you stood up, brushing your hands off on your jeans, “They only want me because they know I have snacks. Not quite a Disney princess yet.”

You leaned into him as the two of you continued to make your way through the fair grounds. It was nice to see everyone there having a good time. Kids were running around laughing, chasing each other with inflatable swords and mallets that they won from whatever carnival game they’d managed to win. You couldn’t help but to watch the controlled chaos unfold around you with a smile.

You turned to Angel and found that he was already looking at you, a soft smile on his face. You laughed as you nudged his side, “What?”

He shook his head, “Nothing. This is nice,” he was about to say something else when his phone went off. With a sigh he reached into his kutte to pull it out and answer it, “Yo, what’s up?” there was a pause and his eyes widened slightly, “Alright. Yea, I’ll ask her. Bye.”

You were looking expectantly up at him, “All good?”

“You know the demolition derby is tonight?”

You laughed, nodding, “Yea, last night of the fair usually,” you could see him practically vibrating with excitement, “You wanna go check it out?”

“Yes.”

You smiled as you gestured towards the arena where it was being held, “Well, let’s go!”

The derby used to be your favorite part of the fair as a child. You’d always wondered who came up with the idea of it in the first place, because it really was such a strange concept. Nonetheless, it was always fun to watch. And, as you sat down with Angel and a few of the guys in the bleachers, you knew that you weren’t the only one with that opinion.

Over the noise of the crowd, and of the cars racing around in front of you, you heard Angel talking to EZ and Coco, “We should do this shit next year! You know we got cars at the yard that we could use.”

“Yea, who’s gonna drive?” EZ asked with a chuckle, “You can’t afford anymore head injuries.”

Angel sucked his teeth, “Shut up. I’d be great.”

For the rest of the event you listened to the three of them strategize just how they would go about entering the derby next year. You wished that Bishop could have been with you so that he could hear the three of them scheming, because you knew that he would have some A+ commentary on the subject. You leaned against Angel’s side as you listened to them, shaking your head as all three of them went off on their tangents.

When the derby was over, and they had successfully plotted their plans for next year, you begged Angel to head back towards the carnival games. He had told you that the games were rigged, that it was no use. And part of you knew that he was right, but you still wanted to take a crack at a few.

“Go on,” Coco pushed Angel in your direction with a laugh, “You owe her a fuckin’ teddy bear or some shit. She just listened to that whole conversation and didn’t tell any of us to shut the fuck up.”

He threw his arm around your shoulder with a laugh, “Alright, alright. He’s right,” he pulled you close to him, “I’ll catch you guys later.”

“It better be one of the big teddy bears, Angel!” EZ called after him with a laugh.

For someone who was convinced that carnival games were impossible to win, Angel managed to win one. EZ had been the one who was always given praise for his baseball skills, but watching Angel pitch the ball at the milk bottle game made you rethink that stance entirely. He had a good arm, which wasn’t surprising in and of itself, but the fact that he had a good enough arm to beat a game that you weren’t supposed to be able to win was pretty impressive.

“Which one you want, querida?” Angel looked over at you when the man running the booth asked him what he wanted for his prize.

You beamed as you leaned against his side, “That one!” you pointed to the giant panda bear hanging off the top of the booth.

Angel nodded as he turned back to the man in front of him, “You hear her. One ridiculously oversized panda, please.”

You were hugging the panda to your chest, having to use both arms to do so. Angel couldn’t help but to keep looking over at you and laughing—the toy was almost the same size as you. He loved how content and excited you looked as the two of you continued to make your way around the fair. The bear was essentially the third person in your party as you carried it around. You sat it next to you when you stopped to grab some food, and you made Angel hold it when you decided to attempt a few of the carnival games yourself. The sight of him holding the bear was almost too much for you to handle, and you had to take a photo of it. He looked so tough in his kutte, with his serious facial expression, but the giant stuffed animal in his arms negated all of that.

“Alright,” he handed the stuffed animal back to you with a chuckle, “Anything else you wanna do before we go home?”

You looked at him with your best puppy-dog eyes, “Can we do the ferris wheel? Please?”

“That’s the ride you wanna go on?” he smiled.

“Why do you have to say it like that?” you laughed.

“I think it’s cute, quierda,” he leaned down and kissed you on the lips.

You made your way over to the ferris wheel, and Angel couldn’t contain his laughter as you situated your bear across from the two of you. You curled up against Angel’s side as you waited for it to start. He draped his arm around you as he placed a kiss on the top of your head. Both of you were quiet for a few minutes, just soaking up the whole night and everything that was happening around you.

‘Thank you for this, by the way,” Angel spoke up as the two of you began to make your way towards the top.

“Of course,” you reached and interlocked your fingers with his, “It’s been nice to see all you guys having such a good time.”

The ferris wheel came to a stop when you reached the highest point, and you felt a wave of excitement wash over you as you looked over the expanse of the fair. You’d spent all evening walking around it, but looking down on it from where you were, it made it seem so small.

“Hey,” Angel’s voice was soft but it still snapped you out of your thoughts.

You turned to him with a smile, “Yea?”

He reached and pulled you into a kiss. You smiled as you leaned into him, hands resting lightly on either side of his neck while his arms wrapped around your waist. A quiet moan slipped past his lips as you pulled him in closer to you.

You took your lips off of his, a smile on your face as you rested your foreheads against each other’s. He pressed a light kiss on the tip of your nose, “I love you.”

You hum quietly in approval, “I love you too.”

[thatringboy]

TWST Boys at a Theme Park

They all needed a day off, so they went to the local amusement park. Chaos ensues.

For background

They all go at once

All 24 (including Yuu and Grim)

Including Idia and Malleus

The Security Guard stops them at the entrance bc Grim “needs to be on a leash”

First Year Gang looses it

Leona gets close to the guard and whispers “yo, the raccoon’s with me”

Leona slips the guard 5,000 Madol and everyone is let in

Everyone’s like “wow Leona that was awfully nice to spend so much money on Grim.... are you okay?”

He smiles and says that he got it from Kalim’s pocket

Their Outfits

Riddle, Ace, Deuce, Silver and Azul wear a simple NRC t-shirt and shorts

Jack and Sebek are wearing matching black tank tops and jeans. Their belts match, too. This wasn’t intentional

Vil and Floyd over here in crop tops. Vil’s is long sleeved while Floyd’s is sleeveless

Jade, Malleus, Idia, Ruggie and Trey are in sweatshirts and jeans like reasonable people

Rook is in his infamous cargo shorts, doc martens and polo shirt. And his hat.

Leona is wearing what Laizy-Boy drew for his birthday. It’s really cool and he’d totally wear it

Lilia over here dressed like a goth gf. Imagine that.

Cater is in his own merchandise

Jamil is wearing his usual outfit while Kalim is in his white school uniform

Epel showed up last in overalls like a god

Who went on which rides?

First Year Gang immediately went on the big rides

Azul and Idia walked the fair and won carnival games with Lilia and Malleus

Vil and Leona attempted to stay away from Water Rides, but Epel and Ruggie tricked them

Oh boy which is scarier, Wet Leona or Wet Vil?

Vil overblot much?

Silver and the other second years went on the tea cups and the Mary-go-round (both were Kalim’s idea)

Floyd enchanted the rides to go extremely fast

Jamil fell off twice

Rook followed Leona.

Cater got on the Ferris Wheel with the Light Music Club and they preformed a little bit

Idia and Azul never went on any rides thank god

Azul almost got dragged onto a ride, but Jade stopped Floyd before it was too late

Malleus and Riddle had a deep fried butter eating contest

Riddle won.

How you ask? Well, Trey may or may not have cheated.

He went up to Malleus and whispered that melted butter was made from dead horses and that was it

Malleus spent the next half hour puking and contemplating his choices

Sebek attempted to convince Malleus of Trey’s lies

But Lilia agreed with Trey (what a little shit)

End of the day thoughts?

Malleus doesn’t know what’s real

Azul got a stuffed octopus from a fair game that Yuu and Idia won

Ace and Deuce went on too many rides and now can’t see straight

Sebek and Epel laughed at them

Jamil’s hair is completely screwed up from the rides

Floyd has decided to wear crop tops all the time

However, he lost it.

Floyd lost his shirt.

He cannot find it.

Floyd left the park without a top.

It was never seen again.

Silver and Kalim bought a cotton candy stand bc they’re rich and hungry

Jade and Rook ate too much carnival food

Trey and Lilia feel no remorse for lying to Malleus

Cater caught everything on Magicam with Ortho’s help

Vil had to redo his makeup five times

Leona body slammed Ruggie into a pond

Jack watched in horror

Grim got stuck in a popcorn machine and Riddle kicked it over to get him out

He was on a sugar rush from the deep fried butter

And the teachers?

Crowley did follow them to make sure they wouldn’t get into trouble

He got on one roller coaster and got motion sickness like the old man he is

That’s what you get bird man

Pay back for the event prize being extra lines.

Needless to say, he prevented no trouble.

His students are dumbasses.

And we love them.

I hope you enjoyed!

[imaginationfanstar]

Glimbow’s Carnival Date

Bow wins any game that requires aim, rigged or not.

Glimmer loves her prizes and loves showing them off even more, but when they can’t carry them all at once she teleports them all back home.

As their exploring the different games and challenges available they also stop by a snack booth every once in a while.

Spinnerella, Frosta and Netossa even set up an enchanted Ice Ball booth.

Next, the two of them decide to try some of the Thrill Rides Entrapta, the Clones and the Makers Guild built. There’s a Tilt-a-Whirl, a Yo-Yo, Bumper Cars, a Speeder Way, a Music Express and More.

There are also more benign rides like a Carousel, the Tunnel of Love, and Tea Cups

After all those ride they decide to do something more serene so they attend a flower crown workshop with Perfuma and make one for each other. 

Bow’s is a neat and elaborate with Pink, Purple and Blue flowers. Glimmer’s is a bit sloppier but still pretty cute with Red, White and Gold Flowers.

Next they decide to get their faces painted. 

Bow gets a series of hearts and rainbows painted across his forehead and cheeks.

Glimmer get a sparkly butterfly design around her eyes.

By late afternoon the two of them make their way up a hill overlooking the fair grounds for a picnic.

They spend their time cuddled up to each other and feeding one another pieces of fruit. That quickly devolves into a game where the two of them try to catch food in their mouths.

Bow’s aim is obviously better.

After that they decide to visit some interesting attractions like a Fortune-Teller, Castaspell’s Magic Mirror Maze, and the Horde Squad’s Haunted House dubbed “The Fright Zone”. ;D

Next they make their way over to the petting zoo to see all the cute baby animals. Some of them are even up for adoption.

Which is how Bow came into possession of his new dog, Quiver, a Border Collie. 

(Glimmer will later discover and adopt a Kolian named Kowl but that’s a head canon for later)

The three of them proceed to get a caricature portrait done. The artist makes sure to exaggerate the hearts, sparkles, and flowers everywhere.

Lastly, after getting Quiver settled in Bright Moon, the two of them make their way back to the fair and take a ride on the Ferris Wheel to gaze up at the stars.

@glimbowweek

[acanvasofabillionsuns]

Romantic analogical going to the fair or something maybe? -Skull anon(I have a feeling I know what this is for and I am very Happy :3)

this is exactly what you think it’s for! (presuming you think it’s for your birthday, in which case, yes!! happy birthday i hope you like it!!!)

• they go with their friends Roman and Patton and almost immediately lose them

“Should we go look for them?” Virgil asks worriedly. Logan hesitates.

“They have their phones with them,” Logan decides. “If they need us or vice versa, we can text or call each other.”

“Good point,” Virgil agrees, and pulls Logan over to the nearest roller coaster.

• Despite what some may assume due to his anxiety, Virgil loves roller coasters. Logan is,,, less fond of them.

“C’mon, please?” Virgil wheedles. “I don’t wanna ride alone.”

“My glasses,” Logan says. “I don’t want them to fly off or break or anything.”

“Not a problem,” Virgil tells him, rifling through his hoodie pockets and pulling out a glasses strap. “If a coaster’s intense enough that you need to take off your glasses with these on them, then we can just not ride it.”

“Oh,” Logan says, touched. “Thank you, Virgil.” He adjusts his glasses. “That’s very considerate.”

“No problem.” Virgil smiles at him. “Want help putting this on and adjusting it?” He waves the strap.

“If you would.”

• They ride coasters for a few hours before getting food, and then Logan insists they wait a bit before going on any more rides, so they wander around and look in the gift shops and stuff.

Logan squints. “Is that...”

“What?” Virgil looks over to where Logan’s staring. “Oh. Yeah, that’s them.”

Roman is sitting on a bench, clutching his stomach, as Patton flits between hovering over him and saying something to a park worker cleaning up something nearby.

“Yo, idiot!” Virgil shouts, striding over to them. “Tell me you didn’t eat a bunch of fair food and then ride a roller coaster.”

“Are we ignoring the fact that you would’ve done just that if I hadn’t stopped you?” Logan mutters, walking after him.

“Shh, let me heckle Roman.” Virgil grins.

“Oh! Hi, guys!” Patton says, smiling at them. “Roman’s, uh.”

“Suffering,” Roman moans dramatically. “I may never step foot on a roller coaster again.”

“You mean you wouldn’t go ride the next roller coaster we come across if I paid for your ticket?” Virgil asks.

“Let’s not be hasty now,” Roman says, sitting up straighter. “Free rides are nothing to smirk at, Virgil, wipe that grin off your face I know what you’re doing.”

• Roman does end up riding the coaster they come across, since Virgil pays for it (Logan and Patton opt to sit out and catch up on what the other had been doing), but after that then they take a break from rides and play some carnival games.

“Roman,” Patton deadpans, grabbing his arm and halting the group. “Look over there.” He points. There’s a booth - some kind of throwing or shooting game, it looks like - with a bunch of giant stuffed animals hanging as prizes. “There’s a cat one,” Patton whispers fervently.

Roman puffs himself up and strides over to the booth, Patton hopping after excitedly.

“Roman knows many of these games are rigged and he will likely fail to win anything, much less one of the giant stuffed animals, right?” Logan asks, even as he eyes the unicorn one (it looks very soft, okay?).

“Yeah, but Patton wants one,” Virgil points out.

Logan sighs. “Ah, yes.”

• They give Roman five tries before Logan steps up and wins spectacularly, twice, and gets the cat for Patton and the unicorn for himself.

“I had it,” Roman pouts. “I just needed one more try, two at the most, and I would’ve won.”

“Yes, I’m sure,” Logan placates him absently, squeezing the unicorn and appreciating the feel of it against him. It is very soft, as he predicted, and not overly heavy, and very good for holding.

“Psst, Lo,” Virgil whispers. “Can I borrow your unicorn for a sec?”

“May I ask why you want it? Also why you’re whispering?”

“You’ll see,” Virgil says cryptically. “And because I want to.”

“Fair enough.” Logan shrugs and hands him the unicorn. Virgil shuffles it around in his arms until it’s facing away from him, the head falling on its chest. Virgil clumsily sets the horn on Logan’s right shoulder, then the left, then on top of his head.

“I knight you,” Virgil proclaims, grinning goofily, “the best, smartest boyfriend ever.”

Logan melts, beaming softly back at his boyfriend. “I’m honored. If I may?” He gestures towards the unicorn. Virgil hands it over, and Logan passes it to Patton and kisses Virgil soundly.

• They eat dinner a little while later, because they’ve been there long enough for that, and wander around some more until they reach the ferris wheel.

“We’ve got to ride it!” Roman tells them. “It’s like the rule. You go to the fair, you ride the ferris wheel.” 

None of them don’t want to ride it, so they all agree. They’ve accumulated enough stuff - Logan’s unicorn and Patton’s cat, Roman had gotten a few knickknacks as pity prizes from the game, they’d all gotten a handful of candy from here and there, Virgil had found a nice pair of earrings in a gift shop - that someone needs to stay behind to watch it, and since no one wants to ride alone Logan and Virgil stay back together as Roman and Patton take their turn on the wheel.

“Five bucks says they kiss at the top,” Virgil bets Logan.

“Are you kidding?” Logan asks. “Besides the fact that we’d have no way to verify if they kiss or not unless they were to tell us, they’re both hopeless romantics. Of course they’re going to kiss at the top.”

• Roman and Patton come down grinning widely and take over stuff-watching duty, and it’s Logan and Virgil’s turn to ride the ferris wheel.

Virgil wonders idly if he should kiss Logan at the top. Like he’d said, it’s a hopeless romantic move, and while Virgil might not be one, he is completely in love with Logan, and that feels close enough.

Then they’re at the top, and Logan is staring out at the amusement park below them and the sky around them - sun mostly set and a hint of stars starting to creep out and a really brilliant view - with such a look of wonder that Virgil has to just sit back and try to memorize his expression.

Then Logan turns that expression on him and Virgil is very, very gay.

“Are you looking at this?” Logan asks, eyes glittering brightly. “Isn’t it stunning?”

“Absolutely,” Virgil agrees.

Logan squints at him. “Are you talking about me or the view?”

“You.” Virgil grins at Logan’s squawk and blush. “The view is pretty too, though.”

• After the ferris wheel, they’re all pretty tired, so they wander back towards the entrance and pile into Logan’s car to drive back home. Roman fall asleep almost immediately after the car starts rolling, and Patton carries him inside once they reach home. Logan and Virgil grab the candy and the cotton candy that Patton insisted on wrapping up and saving for later, and decide the rest of the stuff they got can sit a night in the car.

They put up the food and get ready for bed and then curl up in bed next to each other and fall asleep, the lingering happiness from the full day turning into content.

[moonchildinthesun]

i feel like i've been in this haze for quite some time now, ever since the violent rain calmed down to more of a drizzle and eventually left nothing but heavy, hazy air.

(playlist)

forever rain - rm

atlas: five - sleeping at last

tokyo narita (freestyle) - halsey & lido

honsool - agust d

nonchalant - 6lack

saturn - sleeping at last

leave the city - twenty one pilots

berrylands rd. - yiruma

wednesday afternoon - fair game

dkla - troye sivan & tkay maidza

colors pt. II - halsey

carnival of the animals: XII. the swan - camille saint-saens & yo yo ma

set me free - agust d

blue side - j hope

[amazildoessomethingstupid]

Chapter 96: Unspoken Rule

Man I thought it would be a lot longer before I did another of these, but as it turns out I fucking hate in between pages.  Y’know, those pages between the actual good and interesting shit?  Y’know the parts that are in between the fun parts, but you have to have them to actually move characters to the good parts? The parts that are boring and filler?  Yeah as an artist/writer I hate those too and it took me most of the week to come up with a page to make it not boring as sin.  Sadly this means, ANOTHER RANT!  And this time we are taking a look at Unspoken Rule. But before we do, I’d like to share with you the bit of panic that set in and what kind of pressure I had on me when trying to force an update.  For a second I thought that this rant was going to be about…

And I was very, very, scared.

Thankfully a friend notified me that I don’t know how to count, so we’re talking about this chapter instead!  Boy what a relief that was, I thought.  But it seemed a bit disappointing.  I hadn’t heard anything of this page, seems like it’ll be a short rant.  That won’t do.  So I figured, “hey if there’s not much to say.  Fuck it, we’ll do a double feature with the carnival…”

Sadly, I have something to say.

And we start with a good lighthearted joke.  Although, that expression in the first panel throws it off a bit.  The dialogue on the initial read says snark and sassy, but the face says honest concern, but then we show it is snarky.  So the face is just, confusing.  Not worth kicking up a fuss about, but definitely a headscratcher.

Anyway, on to what’s actually happening.  Which is Mike is being nervous and back and forth about wanting to talk to Lucy and apologize.  And it’s so weird to me.  This is such a serious plot point, and major conflict in the story, yet this is played for laughs. And not even good laughs, just hollow jokes it feels almost tasteless.  But not as tasteless as this:

BIG OOF  

Alright guys, see this?

I am absolved of this being uncharacteristically brash and open.  If Taeshi can do that kind of rudeness, so can I.  Lucy is just so cold now, it feels bad.  Not out of character, not unrealistic, just…bad.

But moving from that, we get into these two.   And…

Awww…th-this is actually pretty sad. And engaging.

HEY! I SEE YOU REACHING FOR MY HEARTSTRINGS! YOU STAY THE FUCK AWAY!

But seriously, this a very nice scene. It’s kind of touching, and it’s a moment I wish we had more of.  

It’s…actually very nice. The characters are finally airing their grievances, and we’re getting somewhere. I…I actually like th-

OH YOU BACKSTABBING, HACK WRITING, BITCH! ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS RIGHT NOW?!

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?! WHY ARE YOU STICKING YOUR DICK IN A GAS STATION MILKSHAKE?! BITCH,

ARE YOU FUCKING F’REAL SHAKES RIGHT NOW?!  WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU FEEL THE NEED TO ADD THAT?!  THIS JUST DESTROYS ALL IMMERSION, I ALMOST FELT SOMETHING THERE FOR A SECOND! BUT THEN YOU HAD TO DO SOMETHING SO DUMB!  THIS ISN’T EVEN ON THE CHARACTER, THIS IS A STRAIGHT UP WRITING ISSUE!  EVEN I WOULDN’T DO SOMETHING THIS DUMB!  IT’S SO OUT OF PLACE!  IT GIVES ME MENTAL WHIPLASH CAUSE I HAVE TO DO A DOUBLE TAKE TO MAKE SURE I’M NOT JUST FUCKING SEEING SHIT! AND YOU KNOW WHAT’S THE WORST PART ABOUT THIS FUCKING PANEL?!

IT’S IN THE PRINTED BOOK! Taeshi saw this, drew it, posted it, and got whatever feedback from it.  Then later came back, saw it, and edited a bunch of things for the book, and decided, “No that’s fine.  We’ll leave it there, that’s perfectly okay.”  And just left it there!  WHY?!  You had a good scene, an actual honest to god, good scene.  And you had to just make a dumb joke, and ruin the whole mood.  This is the sort of bad run and gun cheap gag sort of shtick that you’d expect to see from Volume 1!  Except, even Volume 1 knew when to take itself seriously, and maintain that serious tone!  I mean imagine if this happened in something like Zach’s talk with Lucy.

Any good graces this scene had, in setting up these two working out their problems and moving in a nice direction is thrown out the window now, and for what?!  What’s the purpose?  Why would yo-

Oh…Oh no…

Please, have mercy! You already stabbed my back, please don’t stab me in the heart! Please, not like this!

Aaaugh, no!  Not like this!  Poor Rachel!  It’s not fair I can’-

Wait….

I-is…Is that it?

Are you kidding me?

That’s it?  Two pages?  Really? That’s how you’re breaking it off?  This is how you’re going to stab me? Look, there’s like 3 more inches left in the knife, come on.  Push it deeper.  Twist it, I know you want to.  WHY ARE YOU HOLDING BACK? FUCKING WORK THIS SCENE AND MAKE ME CRY!  

NO FUCK YOU, WE’RE NOT MOVING PAST THIS!

YOU WROTE RACHEL’S BREAK UP. IN

TWO

FUCKING

PAGES!?

YOU WROTE OUT ONE OF THE MOST GROUNDED, HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS IN YOUR COMIC IN TWO PAGES LIKE IT WAS NOTHING!  WITH A HORRIBLE ONE-SIDED DIALOGUE, WHERE RACHEL IS TALKING TO PAULO WHO HAS SUDDENLY INHERITED THE EMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING OF A BRICK WALL!  HOW COULD YOU DO THAT AFTER EVERYTHING YOU DID IN BUILDING THIS CHARACTER’S ENTIRE ARC AND DEVELOPMENT!?  AFTER TRANSFORMING A CHARACTER WHO WAS PORTRAYED AS UNLIKABLE, BITCHY, ANNOYING, SLUTTY, AND DUMB.

To fleshing her out, to be deep, thoughtful, caring, and supportive.  Rachel is my favorite character, and it’s not because she’s a slut it’s because she represented something in this comic that had been absent.  

Natural character development.  That wasn’t brought on by some big event shaking their entire core, and changing them. In fact, one of the best things about Rachel is that despite how differently her character’s reception is from Volume 6 compared to Volume 1, her personality, her attitude, and her core is mostly unchanged.  

She’s still slutty, she’s overweight, she’s silly.  But a big part of why I love her as a character, and why I think many others do as well, is because never does it seem to be a negative to her.  We don’t see her get upset, or self-conscious about her weight, or her sexual behavior, because she’s confident in herself and accepts herself. Not only that, but she’s shown to take charge, stand up and not be afraid to call out what she sees is wrong. And outside of her character…

She was a role model for Paulo.  Unlike Jasmine whose relationship was more Paulo bending himself to fit her lifestyle, Rachel was a character who accepted and supported Paulo’s lifestyle, but at the same time helped steer him to do the right thing.  And in a comic where almost every fucking character is so intent on dancing around their issues and waiting until it blows up in their face, Rachel served as an example of someone who had it together.  A proactive person, who didn’t want to see these characters get worse.

I have ranted and gone off on a lot of decisions and actions that these characters have done, but not once did I ever scratch my head or think twice about something that Rachel did. Her character didn’t need a bunch of insight, and excuses about hormones or “they’re teenagers, lol!” to understand her.  She simply was who she was, and I respect that.

In short…

Despite everything that my history with this comic gave me, the feelings I developed from all the bullshit that has happened in this story, despite all of that.  It was this one character, what she brought to the table, and what she did for the comic and its characters, that gave me something I thought I’d long lost, and never thought I’d ever regain.

She gave me hope in this comic.  That it would finally have its characters be proactive, regain its humor, and bring itself out of the slump it made for itself.  With this character, and the writing behind her, I believed Taeshi was finally on the right track, and was setting up something great that would grow the characters and build upon them naturally.

But that’s not what we got. And the real bitch of it is, this could’ve been a real emotional moment. A well executed front-stab.  We knew it was coming, we saw the writing on the wall, but we still needed to face the music.  It was set up to be a wonderful tragedy, where both parties are well aware of the futility of their relationship.  They understand each other, and why it won’t work, but also don’t want to let go.  And I was going to make a comparison to Two Kinds, because they had a similar scenario with Trace’s wife and the whole idea of moving on is a recurring theme… But looking back I realized something.  I don’t need to bring a comparison to Two Kinds or someone else’s comic, and no I’m not even going to draw a comparison of what I would’ve done in this situation by drawing a comparison to False Idol’s future scene (although I was thinking about that).  No, we don’t need to look too far because you know what the real sad part about this is?

We’ve had this conversation before.

And just look at it. Look how heartbreaking this is.  This is how it should’ve been.  You see that Paulo understands what she’s saying, he knows what she means and how bittersweet their relationship is.  It is one of the best moments from the newer volumes, and their inevitable breakup should’ve been a turning point.  It should’ve marked a big life-changing moment for Paulo.  Where he is sad about how he’s making Rachel feel, but he’s unsure about his own feelings. Maybe Rachel makes the decision for him and breaks it off, and Paulo realizes how hurtful his behavior is, and that he can’t play games with people anymore, that it’s not fair.  It could be the moment Paulo turns a new leaf and becomes more mature, and in seeing that; Rachel can let go taking some solace in knowing that he is a better person now.

But instead we got this…

We’re not even halfway through this god damn chapter. Well where is it taking us now?

Huh…and it seems that the writing is not going to change pace either, I wonder where this is going.

Oh boy, everyone’s getting into teams!  And oh man, Lucy’s going up against Mike!  And boy is this contrived.  And what’s even worse, is that despite how much Taeshi has shunned Volume 1 and its stupid sense of humor, and how shoddy it was.  Volume 1 wasn’t THIS contrived, and when it was, it was pretty tongue in cheek about it.  In fact!

This sounds like something Volume 1 would MAKE FUN OF.  But let’s give the benefit of the doubt maybe it’s not that bad.  It might have something going on, an-

(It’s interesting, I think I have like 3 reaction pics of Sam trying to shoot herself, but this one just can not be matched.  And it’s not even meant for the rants.)

You know what?  I’m not even gonna bother going over this part. No one will be seated during the harrowing “Will they won’t they” inconsequential dodgeball fight. Although I will say,

Not gonna lie, that actually got a laugh out of me.  Good job. Anyway, Lucy catches the ball and wins the game who cares.  But then…

First of all

Look at those arms. Damn Lucy what happened?  You’re looking like two toothpicks in a marshmallow.   But more than that.  Did I read that right?

Yeah!  It’s not like you stopped practicing Martial Arts!  Why would you?  It’s not like you had some serious physical trauma happen to stop you-

OH WAIT!

RECOVERY PERIOD? PHYSICAL THERAPY?  PFFFT WHO THE FUCK NEEDS THAT?  YEAH SURE, YOU’RE TOTALLY FINE AND CAPABLE BEING A FUCKING BLACK BELT IN TAE KWON DO.  SURE!  NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT! WHAT THE FUCK ARE STITCHES AM I RIGHT?

But I’m just combing cotton here, this all just fluff.  There’s really only one thing left to talk about here.

And I’ll be honest.

This.

Is…

Pretty good.

This is honestly really well done.  There’s nothing I can say about this.  It’s a very serious moment, I can feel Taeshi reaching for my heartstrings but I…I’m okay with it.  This was the moment I wanted to see.  Finally these characters air out some of their grievances.  We get insight to how they feel, we are finally getting somewhere. It’s not nice, but it’s progress an-

…

THAT’S THE TH-….

*sigh*

Fuck you too, Taeshi.

Three times.

Three fucking times in one chapter, that you set up something good.  Had a good thing going, and then decided to fuck it up at the end. That’s a new record.  Even when I expected nothing out of this chapter, you manage to let me down.  You astound me with how much you disappoint me.  If I didn’t know better, I’d think you were doing it to intentionally troll me. But I’m not that vain.  Fuck you Taeshi, I’ve said this before but always with the tone of hyperbole, and a bit of optimistic cynicism.  But this time I really mean it.  I have no more faith in you as a writer.  Whatever you come up with, however this ride ends.  I don’t think you will pull it off anymore.  I don’t think you have the competence to tie this up in a proper way.  At one point you could’ve.  At one point, I think you had it in you with the mindset, the creativity, and the emotional drive to tell a well-crafted story.  But not anymore, and I despise what you’ve become.    Let’s get this stupid chapter over with.

What’s next?  What are we doing huh?  What are we getting at?

Oh…

I see.  This is where we’re going huh? That’s what all this was for?

ALRIGHT! Y’KNOW WHAT? FINE! I GUESS THIS IS WHAT WE’RE DOING BOYS!  THIS IS THE NEW DIRECTION FOR BCB!  LOOK! SHE CALLED PAULO CUTE! OMG THE SHIP IS SAILING, DON’T YOU GET IT?  IT’S JUST SHIPPING! THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS! THAT’S HOW WE’RE DRIVING THE PLOT!

FUCK ALL THAT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS WHY RACHEL GOT DROPPED!  IT WASN’T CAUSE OF CHARACTERS NATURALLY CONCLUDING RELATIONSHIPS, IT’S ALL BECAUSE LUCY’S HERE AND WE CAN’T HAVE PAULO’S RELATIONSHIP WITH RACHEL CLASH WITH THAT!  SHE’S OUTLIVED HER USEFULNESS! NOW IT’S ALL ABOUT PAULO X LUCY, OR PAULO X DAISY WHICH IS IT?  THIS IS THE REAL DRAMA YOU ALL ARE LOOKING FOR!  THIS IS HOW WE REALLY MOVE THE PLOT AND CHARACTERS!  CHOO CHOO BOYS!  ALL ABOARD THE SHIP!  LET’S JUST GO ALONG FOR THE RIDE WHERE WE GOING TAESHI?  I’M READY!  I DON’T HAVE ANYTHING LEFT TO FUCKING LOOK FORWARD TO OR LIVE FOR!  SO COME ON, WHERE ARE YOU SAILING US?

I give it a 2/10.  Until next time, guys. 

[magicalgirlelsatranslations]

Style Savvy: Styling Star: “Dosukoi Koi Koi” Full Ver. (JP) Lyrics & Translation

*other Girls Mode/Style Savvy/New Style Boutique translations: Maria, Hikari (Radiance)

Kanji/kana, romanji, and English translation for “Dosukoi Koi Koi” (”Break It Down”). Kanji/kana lyrics credit here (tweaked slightly though). Lyrics for short version (as appears in her performance in the game) will be bolded with the rest plaintext.

*Due to the lack of official lyrics released and speed of the song, this one is fairly likely to have some mistakes in the lyrics. If you notice any and are willing to give me a heads up, I’d be happy to credit you!*

KANJI

ドスコイ来い来い（こいこい） やるしかないでしょ（どんとこい） どんなに泣いても笑っても今日は永久保存のon the stage!

鏡の前でシミュレーション 心の中で唱えるの大丈夫 クリアしたいんだmy game そうよちゃんと私前を向いて

かかと鳴らしおめかしでsay hello ほんの少しの��気でstep by step とびっきりのフル装備 リボン揺らしてセットアップ完了

つながるよ過去未来 飛んでいくよ別の次元に 直球勝負でgo世界線まで届けanother world 熱くなったっていいじゃない 電源立ち上げて飛び出そう Ah

だから ドスコイ来い来いtip tap みんな一緒に手を叩こう 心拍数急上昇笑顔はじけて胸もドッキドキ la laランドに乗ってエレクトリックにグルーブして つかんだチャンスを 離さないよ 夢描いた階段は今目の前に輝くスポットライト 引っ込み思案のお姫様 もう怖くないだからドスコイ来い来い来い

ミニター越しの夢の世界 妄想だけじゃ足りないよ I can’t stop 踏み出したのto my dream そうよ私もう振り向かない

まぁしょげちゃう時はもちろん おてまえコントローラーでエイトビート ミッションならコンプリート リボン結んだら（みんなお待たせ～）

突き出して押し切ろう止まってなんかいられないから 成功のプログラム宇宙の果てに届けmy singing ちょっとすんでにテンション リミット超えたら走り出そう Ah

だから ドスコイ来い来いtip tap みんな一緒に輪にstep by step コメント思ってた掛け声流れる彗星みたい ring dong ring dongカーニバルさぁあ皆様お手を拝借 つかんだ勇気を離さないよ 走り出したお姫様本当の私はもうヒールはいらないの 君の笑顔高鳴るの 未来へのパスワード（ねっ！）ドスコイ来い来い来い

つながるよ過去未来 飛んでいくよ別の次元に 直球勝負でgo世界線まで届けanother world 熱くなったっていいじゃない 電源立ち上げて飛び出そう

（ドスコイ来い来い）（こーいこーい） 突き出して押し切ろう止まってなんかいらないから（やるしかないでしょどんとこい） （ドスコイ来い来い）（こーいこーい） 成功のプログラム宇宙の果てに届けmy singing（今日は永久保存のon the stage） （ドスコイ来い来い）（こーいこーい） ちょっとすんでにテンション（やるしかないでしょどんとこい） （どんなに泣いても笑っても） リミット超えたら走り出そう（今日は永久保存のon the stage） ah

だから つまずいて転んで全部嫌になっちゃったとしても きっと誰かを笑顔にする力に代わるんだ 流した涙この気持ちを歌にはしないの だからその手をもう離さないよ 離さないよ

ドスコイ来い来いtip tap みんな一緒に手を叩こう 心拍数急上昇笑顔はじけて胸もドッキドキ la laランドに乗ってエレクトリックにグルーブして つかんだチャンスを 離さないよ 夢描いた階段は今目の前に輝くスポットライト 引っ込み思案のお姫様 もう怖くないだからドスコイ来い来い来い

ROMANJI

Dosukoi koi koi (koi koi) Yarushikanai desho (dontokoi) Donna ni naitemo warattemo kyou wa eikyuuhozon no ON THE STAGE

Kagami no mae de SHIMYUREESHON Kokoro no naka de tonaeru no daijoubu KURIA shitainda MY GAME Sou yo chanto watashi mae wo muite

Kakato narashi omekashi de SAY HELLO Hon no sukoshi no yuuki de STEP BY STEP Tobikkiri no FURU soubi RIBON yurashite SETTO APPU kanryou

Tsunagaru yo kako mirai Tonde iku yo betsu no jigen ni Chokkyuushoubu de GO sekaisen made todoke ANOTHER WORLD Atsukunattatte ii janai Dengen tachiagete tobidasou AH

Dakara Dosukoi koi koi TIP TAP Minna issho ni te wo tatakou Shinpakusuu kyuujoushou egao hajikete mune mo dokkidoki LA LA RANDO ni notte EREKUTORIKKU ni GURUUBU shite Tsukanda CHANSU wo Hanasanai yo Yume egaita kaidan wa ima me no mae ni kagayaku SUPOTTORAITO Hikkomi shian no ohime-sama Mou kowakunai dakara dosukoi koi koi koi

MONITAA goshi no yume no sekai Mousou dake ja tarinai yo I CAN’T STOP Fumidashita no TO MY DREAM Sou yo watashi mou furimukanai

Maa shogechau toki wa mochiron Otemae KONTOROORAA de EITO BIITO MISSHON nara KONPURIITO RIBON musundara (minna omatase~)

Tsukidashite oshi kirou tomatte nanka irarenaikara Seikou no PUROGURAMU uchuu no hate ni todoke MY SINGING Chotto sunde ni TENSHON RIMITTO koetara hashiridasou AH

Dakara Dosukoi koi koi TIP TAP Minna issho ni wa ni STEP BY STEP KOMENTO omotteta kakegoe nagareru suisei mitai RING DONG RING DONG KAANIBARU saa mina-sama ote wo haishaku Tsukanda yuuki wo hanasanai yo Hashiridashita ohime-sama hontou no watashi wa mou HIIRU wa iranai no Kimi no egao takanaru no Mirai e no PASUWAADO (ne!) dosukoi koi koi koi

Tsunagaru yo kako mirai Tondeiku yo betsu no jigen ni Chokkyuushoubu de GO sekaisen made todoke ANOTHER WORLD Atsukunattatte ii janai Dengen tachiagete tobidasou

(Dosukoi koi koi) (kooi, kooi) Tsukidashite oshi kirou tomatte nanka iranai kara (yarushikanai desho dontokoi) (Dosukoi koi koi) (kooi, kooi) Seikou no PUROGURAMU uchuu no hate ni todoke MY SINGING (kyou wa eikyuuhozon no ON THE STAGE) (Dosukoi koi koi) (kooi, kooi) Chotto sunde ni TENSHON (yarushikanai desho dontokoi) (Donna naitemo warattemo) RIMITTO koetara hashiridasou (kyou wa eikyuuhozon no ON THE STAGE) AH

Dakara Tsumazuite koronde zenbu iya ni nachatta to shitemo Kitto dareka wo egao ni suru chikara ni kawarunda Nagashita namida kono kimochi wo uta ni wa shinai no Dakara sono te wo mou hanasanai yo Hanasanai yo

Dosukoi koi koi TIP TAP Minna issho ni te wo tatakou Shinpakusuu kyuujoushou egao hajikete mune mo dokkidoki LA LA RANDO ni notte EREKUTORIKKU ni GURUUBU shite Tsukanda CHANSU wo Hanasanai yo Yume egaita kaidan wa ima me no mae ni kagayaku SUPOTTORAITO Hikkomi shian no ohime-sama Mou kowakunai dakara dosukoi koi koi koi

ENGLISH

Come on, let’s go go go (go, go) It can’t be helped, right? (bring it on) No matter how much I cry or laugh, today I shall forever be preserved on the stage

I run a simulation in the mirror Chanting in my heart that it will be okay I want to clear my game That’s right, look over here

The sound of my heels as I’m dressed up and say hello It takes only a little courage to go step by step All my equipment is top-notch With a swaying ribbon, my set-up is complete

Connecting the past and future Jumping into a different dimension In a fair match, going to the line between this world and another Isn’t it fine to be passionate? I turn on the power and jump out Ah

So Come on, let’s go go tip tap Everyone clap your hands Your pulse spikes, a smile bursts out, your heart is pounding Riding the electric groove to la la land Seize this chance and Don’t let it go The stairway to forming your dreams is right before your eyes, this sparkling spotlight This shy, cautious princess Is no longer scared, so come on, let’s go go go

Across the monitor is the dream world Just daydreaming isn’t enough, and I can’t stop Stepping forward to my dream That’s right, I won’t look away anymore

Well, of course there will be times I get discouraged I’m great with controllers for 8-bit games My mission? Complete When it’s tied together with a ribbon (thanks for waiting everyone~)

I can’t stop standing out and overcoming, so A successful program will carry my singing to the ends of space I’m already a bit hyped I’ll go running out, surpassing my limits Ah

So Come on, let’s go go tip tap Everyone go step by step in a circle The comment I thought of is a shout like a shower of comets Ring dong, ring dong, it’s a carnival, come on, everybody lend a hand Seize that courage and don’t let go The princess who runs out, my true self, no longer needs to play a role Your blinding smile Is the password to the future (right!), come on, let’s go go go

Connecting the past and future Jumping into a different dimension In a fair match, going to the line between this world and another Isn’t it fine to be passionate? I turn on the power and jump out

(Come on, let’s go go) (gooo, gooo) I can’t stop standing out and overcoming, so (it can’t be helped, bring it on) (Come on, let’s go go) (gooo, gooo) A successful program will carry my singing to the ends of space (today I shall forever be preserved on the stage) Ah

So Tripping, falling, I hate all that, but Surely it will turn into the power to make someone smile I won’t sing of feelings that bring flowing tears So don’t let go of that hand Don’t let go

Come on, let’s go go tip tap Everyone clap your hands Your pulse spikes, a smile bursts out, your heart is pounding Riding the electric groove to la la land Seize this chance and Don’t let it go The stairway to forming your dreams is right before your eyes, this sparkling spotlight This shy, cautious princess Is no longer scared, so come on, let’s go go go

[aboutthedeerhunter]

I read a DH script draft so you don’t have to.

Original script (or at least some version of it) some differences from the final movie:

Merle is Mike

Steven is Sal

Stan is Vince (honestly Vince fits REALLY well)

Axel is Albert

Julien is Armand

Nick, Linda, Angela, and John’s names are unchanged.

NOTE: Nick and Mike’s roles are switched for the last act (homecoming). Nick and Mike’s roles are reversed slightly in the beginning minus the dialogue.

ACT 1: Clairton/Wedding

No sundog lore. It’s snowing. Stan dances around in the snow. The sign of snow means that it’s hunting season for them.

They keep mentioning Columbine street.

Nick asks Linda to marry him in the trailer before the wedding to which Linda responds “who else dummy?” (In the movie, Linda asks, “what” and Nick says “I don’t know” bailing out. Nick delays his proposal to the wedding itself.

The one shot line doesn’t exist between Mike and Nick. Mike refers to the other guys as Yo-yos, not assholes. Nick still likes the trees though.

(Steven is more of a child in this one. Very flustered in the beginning about getting married. He also says “here I go” when stepping out of Welsh’s bar.

Shocker: the wedding scene is much shorter. Vince gets into a fight with Fred, the guy who stole his girl like the movie but comes out of the fight more tattered)

The GREEN BERET (wooo!) says “pow!” instead of “fuckit”

Like I said, lots of snow. Always snowing or slush.

Albert (Axel) and John have a discussion while everyone else is sleeping that they both did it with Angela.

There’s a scene where all the guys go hunting and run into a whole bunch of deer and chase them. Nick is on the ground laughing.

Hunting: No twinkies, it’s mustard on a HERSHEY bar. That’s just nasty.

ACT 2: Vietnam

Steven is a lot more insane in this version.

There are much more graphic war scenes including a baby being thrown into the air and speared through the neck with a bayonet.

Mike is just as calm at the Roulette table in this version.

There are a lot more south Vietnamese playing Russian Roulette. Someone even plays against a kid/very young guy at some point (Steven/Sal does)

Extended conversation between Nick and Mike about abandoning Steven.

After the escape Nick is unconscious in this one, also there is no waterfall (like in an updated script) or tree trunk in this one.

Drunk guards on Budweiser not Miller High life.

Steven (Sal) tries to get into a suspiciously untouched car (booby trap) and almost gets killed. Apparently only Mike and Steven are near the car. Mike is fine. Also, I can’t remember if they mentioned how Nick got to the hospital.

In this version, the scene where Nick is in the hospital is very uneventful. He just ends up with another guy’s (Solomon) nametag. Also wearing civilian clothes.

Nick has a whole elephant monologue and apparently Linda loves elephants.

Nick goes into a bar to get change and the whole place outside explodes and the street urchins are all dead.

Julien/Armand is well aware that (in this universe) the VC force POWs to play Russian Roulette (he casually asks Nick how he escaped) and even has business cards entitled “exhibition”

Nick refuses Julien’s offer to go into the building and play Russian roulette and this is the last scene before his homecoming. Nick just leaves.

ACT 3: Nick’s homecoming (yes, Nick not Mike)

Like Mike in the final movie, Nick avoids coming home and ducks in the back of the taxi to avoid being seen by everyone.

Linda reuniting with Nick was a tearjerker. No mention of Mike. Nick tries on the sweater Linda made for him and it’s too large.

Angela is responsive to Nick as he goes to ask her where Steven is. They have a casual conversation although I suspect Angela might be lying when she says Steven calls her twice a day?

Stan/Vince ends up getting married and tells Nick so as soon as they reunite.

The script mentions Steven is very badly burned and had both his legs amputated and one of his arms I guess is limp. (Due to his burns from the car booby trap)

Stan is able to chase a deer (almost run over by other unnamed hunters) and chases the deer into a house (maybe their cabin?) and it falls down dead. He’s like “hey! I got one” just like the movie but it’s dead in a house not prancing around in a pond.)

Nick is in the cabin confronting Stan/Vince about his gun and doesn’t do the whole roulette/I’ll play your fucking games” scene. He just takes the gun instead after punching Stan a few times.

It is mentioned that Nick has a limp from the injuries he got taking down the VC guards to escape. This was kept in the movie, but he didn’t have a limp later on.

It’s really weird how much the story focuses on Nick. Like, it’s way too much. There’s a scene where Linda is all dressed up sexy to find Nick asleep and she notices these large fresh scars across his chest.

There is no mention of Angela’s child?

0/10 no scene with Meryl Streep bowling.

After coming home, Nick sees Mike outside his trailer and Mike disappears before Nick can reach him. Mike is in the VA hospital watching Nick without saying anything. Wearing fancy cowboy boots and tailored pants. Like a cowboy. (Wait this isn’t taxi driver)

It’s not clear how Mike was able to get back to Saigon after Mike is shown watching and avoiding Nick in the VA hospital.

The end is just so weird. Nick catches a lieutenant off guard and forces him to strip down, gags him, takes his uniform, and heads off to Saigon. He knocks out a military guy with a chair and there are lots of prostitutes around. (Something something bad dialogue- red white and blue dildo. You’re welcome I read this so you wouldn’t have to).

The Russian Roulette atmosphere has changed and I hate it. It’s almost like a state fair or carnival. People are dressed nicely. They still wrap their heads with red cloths, but they have red armbands facing downstage and a wheel that is spun indicating who goes first. They have the matches broadcasted over a PA system. Nothing like the final scene in the den that was delivered in the final cut.

There is a very short conversation between Mike and Nick before Mike goes off to play.

The tuxedoes of the dead are put on fresh contestants waiting their turn to play the game. No fancy white shirts.

The death scene is the least memorable but still decent. Nick sees a tall figure taking a bow after winning the Russian Roulette match against his opponent. After the man comes up from the bow, Nick realizes that it is Mike’s opponent. It is not intimate, but it’s still disturbing.

John plays God Bless America at the end.

They should have really kept the elephant monolgue. In the final movie, you just think it’s random and that Nick is just acting strange, but they removed this interesting story around Nick’s fascination with them. Also not enough twinkies.

[smallerinfinities]

My favorite first date was to an improv comedy show! I love to see people's sense of humor. Another thing I think I'd love would be like a carnival or Six Flags or something :)

CARNIVALLLLL. like playing games on the Midway at the Texas State Fair. I mean not that specific but you know what I mean specifically lol. and he attempts to win you a giant stuffed animal several times but then you say “can I try” and win on the first try and then give him the stuffed animal instead. fuck gender norms, yo. he’d love that shit. 

First Date with Shawn?

[catch22inareddress]

Abandoned Series: Chapter Four- Memories and Misunderstandings

When you awoke the next morning you rolled over and Steve was ...gone. To your disappointment, your human size golden retriever was MIA  was nowhere to be seen. You decided to take a shower and get dressed in some jeans and a simple sleeveless shirt and some ballet flats, just in case he kept his word and Coney Island was today. Which, let's be honest, he was a man of his word hell or high water. Unless a mission came up that is.

You walked out into the common area to everyone laughing and joking and seemingly ready to leave and go out for a day. Bucky was even smiling with Steve, reminiscing no doubt about the good ol' days and you smiled. You walked over to Sam who held out your coffee and thanked him. "Yo, whatever you did to Cap to get us a day off, thank you." You gave him a confused look as he kissed your hand and you swatted him away and chuckled. Wanda and Nat just wiggled eyebrows at you, just as he walked over and handed you the other half of his bagel. "Ya, know if you keep giving me half of your bagel, you're going to waste away, Cap." He laughed and leaned in. "I may, or may not, eat a whole other bagel before this one just so I can share it with you." He chuckled as you blushed at the thought of the past year of him sharing this and being a routine and then knowing that he does that. You bit your lip in hopes that your cheeks weren't flaming red but by the looks of Sam's shit-eating grin, your face betrayed you.

All of you piled up in the suburban, you between Wanda and Nat and then left for Coney Island like a bunch of kids ready for a field trip. When you all got there Nat, Clint, Tony, and Sam wanted to ride roller coasters while Wanda and you and ultimately Vision wanted to stay with Steve and subsequently Bucky. You were hoping also to maybe maintain some normalcy with Bucky. But knowing that just being with him and Steve would be awkward as hell, hence Wanda refusing to leave and where Wanda went Vis would follow.

"So where's the first stop, Steve?" He smiled and nodded in a direction with a secretive but excited face. As all of you came up on the Coney Island Art Walls and you knew why he would want to come here first. He was an artist after all, before a soldier. "Of course you'd come here, Punk." You heard Bucky chuckle and you smiled. Wanda and Vision held hands and walked around.

  You took a few pictures of some of your favorites with your phone and Steve pointed out some of his. You asked Bucky which ones he liked and he pointed out a few to your surprise and you maintained some friendly conversation. You were walking so close to Steve that his hand would brush yours occasionally and you came so close to grabbing it once, but refrained. He came from a different time and you may be badass as he liked to say but you weren't confident enough to do that. This was uncharted territory and you didn't know what to do. You loved him but you weren't ready for the finality of rejection so you would keep your feelings to yourself. IF anything happened it would have to be his move first.

Next stop was rides and junk food and all of that amazing fun that you would always miss out on being a full-time world saver.

 Steve got a call and stepped out of line while you stood with Bucky, awkwardly. "So, Y/N. Would it be ok if we pick up a few training sessions next week? The rest of the team seem ok with it. I really---" You looked over at him while he shifted his footing trying to find his words. "Of course we can try." He looked up and smiled."Really?" You nodded at him and his surprise. "Really, I think it would be good to have you back. I think training with everyone together and simulations will help to get in sync. We all need to be friends on and off the battlefield." He nodded and looked at Steve. "So...Steve? You guys friends?" You frowned not wanting a fight or to have this discussion and ever so slightly tensed. "I'm not--not trying to fight. I just...it looks like you to are...close?" You nodded just as Steve came over but that was where to conversation stopped and Bucky left it at that. You returned to your friendly banter and everyone loved the ride so much that you rode it twice. Although Vision was confused as to why one would enjoy things like that? Steve explained adrenaline rushes and fun, but really it just turned into Wanda, you and Bucky eating junk food and laughing at them.

You decided to get some hot dogs and roam around separately. Bucky met up with Nat and went with them for a while you and Steve went on the Ferris wheel. "So, havin' fun, doll?" You smiled and nodded looking out at the scenery before you. "This was perfection, thank you, Stevie." He had put his arm behind you and leaned back and hummed in response, totally relaxed. "You and Buck seemed to be getting along." You nodded in response. "He just asked about training and such. I said we could do that. I think it would be good for him to be back on the team and in missions." He gave you a sideglance and his eyebrow shot up. "The dynamic will change." It was just a statement and you looked at him. "I know. It'll all work out. Put me where you need me and who I work well with. Who knows, maybe in the sim and after a while, Bucky and I will work the best? Time will tell." He rubbed your shoulder and you leaned into him. "I dunno. I like havin' ya close. I trust you, I know we've got each others back." You laughed and slapped his ridiculously hard abs and he mock grunted. "Everyone has everyone else's back in this team. That's why I love it here, although to be fair before you found me I was in a musky cell in an abandoned asylum being experimented on...so..." You laughed at your own joke and he just shook his head. The ride stopped and the attendant came over and saw you two comfortably sitting there still lost in conversation. "You want another go, Captain?" He smiled and thanked him graciously as you went around again, but as you were just disappearing over the top you could've sworn you saw Bucky staring at you two from the crowd and you were sure that it probably looked like you and Steve were ...on a date. At least to anyone who didn't know better. You tensed up and Steve followed. "You okay?" You looked back at him and didn't want to worry him about nothing. It really was nothing, you and Steve were just friends and if you said anything he would just confirm that. "Yea, just ...nothing." You sat back and he resumed his position with his arm around you. "So where ya wanna go after this?" you shrugged. "Cotton candy and games?" He smiled, "Sounds like a plan." The remainder of the  ride was just spent in comfortable silence with his arm around you and you nearly falling asleep wishing for things that were never to be.

You got some cotton candy at The Tickler and then went for some carnival games and met up with everyone. You decided to challenge Tony to basketball hoop game.

"You're gonna be my bitch, Stark. You know this right?" He laughed and held a hand over his heart. "Oh please, little one. You know you're going to be making me sweet treats for a month after I school you in my b-ball skills right?" You rolled your eyes. "Fuck that. I get your best bottle of liquor if I win." He rolled his eyes. "You serious you little minx? That's an expensive game." You laughed. "Are you scared? Ok, how about this." You put your hand on your hip. "I win I get that ol dusty Harley in your basement that hasn't had any love since you dad was alive, its a sin." He thought a moment. "You serious, right now? That's a 1947 Harley Davidson, What do I get?" You shrugged. "What do you want?" He smirked and stroked his chin. "Pepper told you some things that she may have wanted a while back for her birthday?" You laughed heartily. "Oh, you mean on girls night? Yea. I may know if few things that the woman who has everything may have an eye on....deal?" He shook your hand. The bell rang and the deal was begrudgingly made to be held without the use of your powers. The team cheered you and him on and when it came down the last two 2 seconds and you were tied you prayed to the powers at be and shot and you made it all net while his was a rim shot that ....kept going around and didn't make it in, at least not in time. You jumped for joy while he  fell to the ground and screamed in mock or in real terror. At this point you were unsure. Steve came over and gave you slung his ridiculously heavy arm over your shoulder. "Well aren't you a ray of sunshine." You bit your lip and were completely ecstatic and hugged him. I just bet Tony and won a motorcycle. Steve sat you down and laughed. "You're a piece of work." You shrugged and walked off and called out over your shoulder. "So you keep telling me, Stevie."

After a few more games and a shit ton of ridiculous stuffed animals which everyone conspired against Sam alone, everyone piled back into the SUV and headed home. Tony put his arm around you as soon as you got out. "C'mon, I'll get you the keys." You wrapped your arms around his waist. "Sounds good. Plus I've got some ideas to give you about Pep's gift." He looked down and beamed while you headed up to his level for the new keys to the Harley.

After Tony, you decided you could wait to find Steve to give him his birthday present early, the keys to his new....and by new you mean dusty as hell and needed some love, Harley. He didn't know which motorcycle you won and while his birthday was a few weeks way there was no way in hell you were going to be able to wait that long. Fuck that, he was going to get it tonight. You walked towards his room and the door was cracked and you could hear him and Bucky speaking but when you turned to leave and give them privacy you heard your name and stopped in your tracks.

Bucky: "I've been watching you guys since I came home. You've been awfully cozy, Steve."

Steve: "Watching us?" Shit Bucky. That sounds creepy. You need to find a hobby." He laughed yet it seemed to be humorlessly.

Bucky: "Stop dancing around the question asshole." Bucky wasn't screaming but you could hear the tension and Steve huffed saying he didn't ask a question and then called him Stevie like you have been but in a teasing antagonizing tone.

Steve: "Shut it, Bucky. Stevie, it's a nickname she calls me. Leave it alone. N'ver said I liked it.  As for your questions, yea we're cozy. We're friends. So what? I've already told ya that and ya need to move on. You and she are no longer t'gether. You made sure of that."

Bucky laughed at his answer. "You sleep in the same room, Steve? Friends? Seriously, you gonna give me that line?"

Steve: "I was worried about her. She got hurt, by you. I'm not going to let her hurt when I can comfort her. And  I've slept on the floor in Nat's room before when she was shot. Nothing crazy man, I care about my team and friends. Fuck off." You rested your back against the wall. It was like a trainwreck that you could look away from. You wanted to leave and yet your feet were firmly planted on the floor. You stupidly thought you were special to him.

Bucky: " Oh, so you slept on the floor?" There was silence and you could hear a dour laugh from Bucky. "Right, friends. Yea. I bet friends fuck too. They call it friends with benefits these days." Steve let out a menacing sound.

Steve: "I've been here while you left. I've seen that woman through a lot of shit. If she's upset and wants me to stay with her, it's my choice to do so. We have never fucked or made love. We are just friends. I'm just trying to repair the damage that you did to a wonderful dame that didn't deserve to be fucked for the first time and then left."

Bucky: "Fine. Either way, I'm over it. I'm good at being friends with her. I just want to be on the team. If you wanna fuck her, you've got my blessing."

Steve: "WE ARE JUST FRIENDS! I don’t see her that way. Drop it Bucky. For fuck's sake man she doesn't wan----....."

You stifled a sob and your ears were ringing as he kept talking but you couldn't listen anymore and tried to silently flee the scene without either super soldier hearing you.

You went to your room and asked FRIDAY to keep all visitors out while you composed yourself. You took a long ass shower to wash the day and Coney Island off of you and put the Harley Keys in your desk drawer. They would still be his present but you just would wait to give them to him. You knew that he and you were a bad bet but hearing it from him and him being so dismissive. He made you feel special and then just told him that it was only because he was trying to fix the damage his best friend did. You hated being his little pity project and you had to steel yourself and put on your mask for game night otherwise everyone would know. You could claim to have a wicked headache and cash out early to try and avoid suspicion.

You went out and pizza and beers were already on the table and Never Have I Ever was already starting. Steve had a spot next to him and looked at you expectantly but you avoided his gaze and sat next to Wanda's feet and grabbed a slice of pizza and a beer. Tony came running in and showed you the gift he got her got under your advice and you chuckled at his excitement. "Y/N, you ok? Being kind of quiet." Clint asked as he chewed loudly on his food. Sam elbowed him and muttered something about manners maketh man. "Yea, just have a headache." Bucky then came in and went to sit next to Steve but he said no. "Y/N, do you want to sit here? I know you have a headache." You shook your head and tried to not look in his eyes but failed, his brows were stitched together in confusion at your distance. "No, thanks I'm good. You and Buck should hang out more anyway." You tried to give him a genuine smile but you knew he could see through it. Wanda started playing with your hair when she was done and leaned down to talk to you. "What's up?" You shook your head. "Just overheard a conversation and confirmed what I thought. No worries." She glared her eyes and you shook her off and laughed. The game started going around and easy conversations started flowing.

Clint gleamed. "Never have I ever jerked off to JC Penny catalog." Bucky laughed and put a finger down. "Hey man, things like that in our day were playboys. Plus it was when I had just come back. Fuck off." You laughed and then heard Wanda gasp behind you and everyone looked at her. "Hey, it's not that bad." Bucky shrugged it off. You looked back at her and she grabbed your hand. "You went in my head didn't you?" You tried to say it low but you know that Steve heard you because he was already acting like a nosey ass since you refused to sit next to him.

She pulled you around the corner in the kitchen so that you two could talk and she hugged you immediately. "It's fine Wanda, really." She pulled back and rubbed your arms. "No, it's not. That's so shitty of him. I know what I see in your mind is tainted with feeling but the words are there and I want to punch them both in their perfect teeth, so hard. You deserve so much better." You shook your head. "I'm ok Wanda. I knew that the chances of him wanting me were ...really nothing. So I know friends is all that I am. That's ok." Her face showed the heartbreak you felt. "But you love him, so much. I felt it." You nodded and looked at the ceiling refusing to cry, and put the wall up. "I'm fine Wanda. Please. Just let it go tonight." She nodded, knowing not to press you anymore, at least for the time being and that when you were ready to talk you would come to her.

 When you came back out you sat in your previous spot and you could see Steve staring at you while you tried to play along and act like everything was fine and dandy. Wanda, however, was pissed and out for blood. "Never have I ever had a one night stand or pity cuddled someone." Fucking hell Wanda and her weird sokovian accent and foreign ways. Nat smirked knowing something was going on. Steve's eyes narrowed and then got a bit wide as well as Buckys.

Sam was the first to speak, "So please don't tell me I have to drink for each one night stand because, bitch. It's about to get real. As for pity cuddle. Is that after the one night stand or on a different occasion." You can assume out of the corner of your eyes she was looking at Steve when she said. "Oh, definitely a separate occasion. Cuddling after sex is ok, but a pity cuddle just to make someone feel better say...when you're cleaning up the mess friend has made. Much worse." Tony unknowingly walked in on the conversation. "Oh yeah, that would be shitty. Especially for a girl to find out that a guy she likes gave her a pity cuddle in that scenario." Fuck. This just keeps getting better. Steve finished the rest of his beer quickly and Bucky patted him on the shoulder and whispered something in his ear and he nodded. It was your turn and you tried to lighten the mood. "Um-n-n never have I ever thrown up on Thunderbolt. Clint pointed directly to you, cursed and drank all while maintaining eye contact and you smiled. Bucky's turn was next and he took a drink before starting. "Never have I ever abandoned my family and a girl that I loved then came back and did some really shitty things, said some really shitty things. Even as much as an hour ago." Everyone was silent and only he drank. Tony was the one who spoke first. "Leave it to Bucky to do the most twisted Never yet and be the only one who drinks." Everyone chuckled and while Bucky was looking at only you it took you a few moments to look at him while he spoke. "I am really sorry. I did things because I was either scared or angry. I have no filter on my words and hell... sometimes my actions. So just feel free to punch me or tell me to shut the fuck up. It may not go well but we can go from there. I'm difficult but I want to be friends with everyone here. Especially you. Y/N. I'm sorry." You nodded but couldn't form words and your wall was still up. You had the olive branch out and knew he was sorry. And for him to do that in front of EVERYONE, well damn. You gave him a small smile and he took that. "I think that's my cue to go to bed. It's been a long day and my head is killing me." You stood up.

Tony smiled. "Wait you never told us how Cap here like the Harley." Your eyes got big and you shook your head avoiding Steve's face, you looked at Tony.  "That's because I never gave it to him." Tony was confused and of course, has no brain-mouth filter. "B-but you were headed to his room right when you left me." You waved him off and turned to leave the living area. "Nevermind. Steve, I have your birthday present. I'll give it to you later. Night."  When you looked at Steve he was standing and his eyes were pained. He knew that you heard the conversation, not sure how much, but he knew that was the cause for the distance. He went to follow you around the couch and everyone played busy and didn't look at you two.  You put your hand up and kept your internal wall up. You could resume your "friendship" tomorrow but tonight you needed to mourn the loss of the hope you had. "I'm fine, Steve. Just a headache, please. I'll give you your present tomorrow." Your eyes were pleading with him as you walked away from him and for a second he looked broken, but you knew it was in your head. The same head that said you were special to him and that he cared for you. His words proved otherwise.

The room fell silent as you did a different walk of shame to your room.

[marshmallowatheart]

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (Part 28)

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"Vee, we've been looking for you guys," Wallace announces when he spots the pseudo-couple. He's got his pink cotton candy in hand and his blue slushie in the other.

"Dude, did Logan win all that?" Darrell asks, he has his own stick with blue cotton candy and a candy apple for Logan in his hand. He stares at Veronica in awe, she's got six mini bears stuffed in her bag, peaking through the edges and one stuffed under her arm as she digs into a plate full of funnel cake.

Veronica hums, nodding with her mouth full as she gestures to Logan who's still playing this ring tossing game because he wants the big prize which is a brown bear holding a cliched big red heart wit with the words 'I Wuv You Beary Much' etched onto it. She'd told him he didn't have to, that he's won her more than enough bears but he's determined to add the 'ultimate prize' to this collection.

Meanwhile Heather gaps at her sister, she's not entirely surprised that Veronica is eating something else but she had to stand in a whole other line to get her the caramel popcorn and she's stuffing her face with funnel cake?

"You're eating funnel cake and we got you caramel popcorn," Heather lets out frustrate as she tosses the packet to Veronica.

Veronica gives her sister a look as she barely catches the packet since her hands are already occupied. "I got hungry and they smelled really good," she defends not regretting her decision one bit and shoves the packet of caramelized corn into her already bulging bag.

"I had to stand in a whole other line for it," the little blonde complains and Veronica lets out a sorry look, promising that she's going to eat it later and that Heather's effort would not be in vain.

The young Mars girl rolls her eyes but moves closer to her sister and gets a whiff of the came. Her annoyance fades away as she stares at the chocolatey goodness and concedes, "They do smell good, can I have a bite?"

Veronica eyes her sister and reluctantly decides, "Only one."

Heather beams, taking in a large bite and Veronica sighs because Heather's got a big mouth and she definitely just cheated her way by chewing off at least two and a half regular sized bites there.

"Okay, Logan?" Veronica calls for his attention since everyone is now gathered together and waiting. "We need to get moving."

He glances back at her, handing her a small white unicorn key chain and bargains, "One more try."

Veronica grabs it as she nods, lets him pay and then butts him out of the way. It's a fact that these games are rigged so you couldn't win the big prizes so she tilts her head and bats her lashes at the booth attendant. "Hey," she's chirps, pearly white smile and her voice a pitch higher. "If I hit the bulls eye three times in a row, would that win me the bear? I know it's totally a different game but I mean it is the same booth, right?"

"Sure, blondie," he smirks. "If you can hit three bulls eye in a row. You can have any bear you like, sweetheart."

Veronica gives him a tight smile and hands Logan her bag and funnel cake - which Heather quickly snatches and begins to finish off.

Darrell hands Logan the candy apple that they'd got for him, Logan thanks him with a smile and begins to munch on it as Veronica takes the lead in trying to win the bear.

She's become accustomed to having people underestimate her and she's learned to use this to her advantage - be it in getting information or bargaining her way to winning bears that hold hearts that say 'I Wuv You Beary Much' for her fake boyfriend.

"How is this fair?" Logan grumbles as she hits one bulls eye after another. "I have to do ring tossing and she gets away with darts?"

Veronica gives the guy a bright smile as he hands her the bear, he's looking at her with an expression that's a mix between impressed and shocked and Veronica feels satisfied.

"Here ya go," she hands the brown bear to Logan. "You can name her after me."

He chuckles, he'd been trying to win the bear for her but he accepts the gifted prize with a smile. He glances at the bear, his thump grazes over the heart and he grins.

"Oooh, Ophelia is here," Heather chirps, she shoves the now empty plate into Veronica's bare hands and skips towards her best friend with Darrell following behind her.

Veronica sighs and grumbles, "She finished the cake."

Logan arches his brow and points out, "You make cake all the time."

"It's carnival cake, Logan," she emphasizes like there's some magic added into their baked goods and food that don't exist in the ordinary world. "It's once a year cake."

"We can buy more," he suggests, the stall is right there and the line isn't really that long so he could easily get her another piece of cake.

"Nah," she shakes her head. "I really want a chocolate shake and corn dogs," she muses, hunger building up in her stomach once again.

"Corn dogs and shakes, coming up," he nods, as though he was a waiter taking her order and she chuckles, hooking her arm around his offered one.

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In the next hour, Georgia joins them, leaving Wallace a giddy mess every time she praised him for winning her something and Ryan joined soon after thus completing the newly formed fabulous foursome.

"Yo, Vee, doesn't this make me look like a G?" Darrell poses with sunglasses and his hands crossed as he leans backwards completing his image.

Veronica looks at him, lips pursed, unsure of what exactly he means by 'G' but bobs her head to appease him anyway.

Logan chuckles at the interaction and Heather's brows furrow, shaking her head. "Why would you want to be a letter that's only worth two points in scrabble?"

Veronica tries to hold back her laugh as Heather and Darrell continue to bicker. Ophelia and Ryan talk amongst themselves in the background, not so silently laughing at their friends.

"So think the kids will like a go at the bumper cars?" Logan asks, staring at the ride across them.

A grin spreads across her face and she teases, "Do you want a go at the bumper cars?"

He shrugs, slight grin on his mouth and casually answers, "I wouldn't hate it."

She laughs, clearly seeing that he would very much enjoy a go at it and roughly ten minutes later, they're all settling into four different cars; Heather and Ophelia, Darrell and Ryan, Veronica and Georgia, finally Logan and Wallace.

Heather has her hands on the wheel and Ophelia is kicking back, whispering in Heather's ears and the duo giggle wildly.

Darrell and Ryan have both their hands on their wheel, eagerly anticipating the start of the game as they grin wickedly at all the players they know.

Veronica and Georgia have their hands on their wheel too, Georgia smiling widely, having fun just playing while Veronica grins staring directly at Logan. She arches a brow, challenging and he's smirking at her, holding her gaze and wholeheartedly accepting her challenge with Wallace beside him and their hands steady on the wheel, he's fully prepared to go head to head with her - bumper car to bumper car.

The other seats fill up rather quickly and it slowly starts up. Veronica's grin widens and they accelerated headfirst into Logan and Wallace, laughing loudly, thoroughly enjoying getting the first hit in.

Heather comes from behind and swings into Veronica and the rest of the three minutes the gang spends knocking each other, screaming and laughing manically as they enjoy the ride.

--vm--

The kids go on ride after ride with Wallace and Georgia while Veronica finally gets to eat her foot long meat stuffed sandwich. She's satisfied herself with her share of rides, bumper cars, horse carousel and rollercoasters. Now, all she wants to do is satisfy her hunger ever since they entered the carnival.

Logan watches her with amusement, he's got his own foot long meat stuffed sandwich at her instance that he has to try this once a year carnival only sandwich.

It doesn't take much to persuade him because it smells delicious, looks tempting as hell and Veronica is excited beyond compare - an excitement she's only ever shown for Italian food. So it's fair to say that he's game for going to town with this long ass sandwich.

It's the look on her face when she takes the first bite, eyes closed, mouth stuff and relaxed in pleasure that he never wants to forget. She slightly moans at the taste of it, it's been a year since she's had this sandwich and it tastes even better than before.

Logan seriously consider buying this stall and keeping it for their sandwich needs just so that he can hear her moan again but honestly he wishes he could hear her moan in a different context.

He takes his first bite and he gets it; the meat is soft and easy to bite into, marinated with spicy sauce that's just right enough to give him a tinge of the flavour and not burn his mouth, even the lettuce tastes good combined with all the other ingredients and the Fresh roll is so fresh, he could eat it plain. He doesn't know what else is in there, there's different textures with subtle favours and all he can do is savour the flavour and enjoy it.

"It's good, right?" Veronica voices out between bites.

He hums out his agreement, his mouth still stuffed and when he swallows, he verbalized, "So good."

She smiles, simply letting herself enjoy sitting across Logan and eating one of the best meals that the carnival offers as they listen to live bands play in the background.

It's ridiculous that he looks so good while he's eating a rather messy meal and she chuckles when he notices that the sauce is dripping and he has to back away fast or lick it off.

It's strange how all her ordinary days have gotten better with Logan in it and how ordinary moments hold such significant fondness in her brain. She wants to tell him just how much he's come to mean to her and how she kind of wants to kiss the sauce right of his messy lips.

--vm--

It's almost time for them to leave, the stars shin bright over the moonlit sky, and tomorrow is school. Everyone is watching the magic performance on stage but Veronica finds her sister with her shoulders sagging as she stands in front of the gaming booth with a fishing net in hand.

"Heather? You okay?" Veronica asks as she comes to stand beside her little sister.

"Of course, why wouldn't I be?" Heather rebuffs as she stares at the yellow little ducks floating on a kiddies pool waiting to be caught.

Veronica cocks her head as she stares at her sister with a quizzical look on her face. "Because you're losing at the easiest game ever invented," she points out.

"It's tricky," she defends with no actual vindication in her voice. "What if I get a prize I don't want?"

Veronica arches a brow. "Yeah because all these prizes sure are for winners," she rolls out. "Let's see, a pack of cards, Rubix cube, one dollar knock off Barbie doll, marbles, plastic headband that has razor sharp teeth that bite into your skull?"

"One can never have too many marbles," Heather dryly remarks. "Lessons learned from Home Alone," she twitches her head a bit to the side and decidingly grabs a yellow duck with her fishing net.

The attendant looks under the caught duck and hands her a Rubix cube which Heather takes with a quick thank you. Veronica supposes of the lot of toys, it's one of the better ones to have won.

Heather tears apart the plastic packet, handing the wasted plastic to her sister as she twists the colours of the cube and Veronica silently walks with beside her as she wonders if ice cream would cheer her up. Ice cream always did the trick.

"Ophelia likes Ryan," the little girl confesses, her eyes still on her Rubix cube as she jumbles up the colours.

"Really?" Veronica's brows shoot up at the new piece of information. "I thought she liked Darrell."

"I thought so too," her sister quietly admits and Veronica offers her a sympathetic smile but Heather's eyes are still on the cube and Veronica's not really sure how to have this conversation with her sister.

"Do you like Ryan too?" The older Mars girl asks even though she knows the answer - has known the answer ever since she mentioned Ryan to Heather only to have her turn into a stuttering mess.

"Of course not," she denies weakly. "I just told you that Ophelia likes him."

They're walking aimlessly and Veronica thinks that any discussion about boys need to have comfort food involved so she directs them to the opposite end where there's seemingly endless choices of once in a year carnival food lies in wait.

It's a sad fact that she's been in Heather's shoes and she still doesn't know what's the right choice to make. She'd thought she'd made the right choice in avoiding Logan, in not telling Lilly about the kiss, in squashing her feelings. But she still lost her best friend.

She wonders how things would have worked out if they were simply honest. She wonders if she could have mustered the courage to be brave enough to do so. She wonders if she has the courage now to be brave enough to tell Logan how she really feels.

She's been waiting for the philosophical other shoe to drop, for Logan to go back to Lilly, for Lilly to successfully break them up or for Logan to make it clear that this has all been fake. But she's the only one drawing lines only to cross them.

Veronica's ordering mini-doughnuts with caramelized and chocolate toppings, she eyes other stalls but she decides to keep it light since she's been eating a lot.

"You know," she starts once she has the tray of mini-doughnuts in her hand. "When I was your age, my friend liked someone and I liked him too," she confesses, offering her sister a doughnut from the tray.

"Really?" She asks, intrigued at the story her sister seems to be about to tell as she accepts one of the caramelized mini-doughnuts.

"Yeah," Veronica lets out as she chews. "I think the only thing I regret about it is not being able to be honest about my feelings," she admits.

Like Logan, she has what if'd their past in every possible way. What if she told him she liked him? What if he told her he liked her? What if she didn't avoid him? What if he saw the way she blushed every time she looked at him and thought about the feel of his lips on hers? What if she'd told Lilly about the kiss? What if she told Lilly she liked Logan? Would any one of those scenarios have made a difference? Would all of them have? Would things be better or worse now? Would they still have come to be who they were now? Would she and Logan have broken up like how Lilly and him broke up?

"I think if I were I wouldn't have lost my friend and I wouldn't have waited five years to be with the guy," she says even though she's not really with the guy.

"Logan?" Heather whispers his name with a small gasp.

"Logan," Veronica confirms and they're silent for a moment and Veronica wonders if five years from now would she be thinking up scenarios about the boy that has once again captured her heart?

She doesn't want Logan to end up on her what if list again. She doesn't want to live this life of what ifs and what could have been or think.

"Was the girl Duncan's sister?" Heather breaks the silence.

"Yeah," she sighs. "There was a lot of miscommunication and far too many feelings for twelve year old girls to know how to handle by themselves."

"You guys hate each other now," comes the doubtful voice of Heather.

"Years of feeling like someone you trusted betrayed you can manifest into something really ugly," Veronica deducts, thoughts of Lilly and her as two little girls fresh in her mind. "I don't want that to happen to you. You should talk to her and be honest about your feelings."

"You don't think she'll hate me like Lilly hates you?" She bluntly outs forth because even though she's become friends with everyone in her class but the one she values most is Ophelia, they've been friends for as long as she can remember and she can't picture her life without her.

"I think if I were honest with Lilly instead of ignoring it all or if Lilly told me how she felt about me instead of being so passive aggressive about it all things might have been different."

It's the first time Veronica admits that something could have been done to salvage their friendship. She wonders if Lilly knew that she wasn't the only one that felt betrayal. She wonders if Lilly knew her tough skin didn't just come from losing her mother. She wonders if Lilly knows the worst punishment wasn't that she was parading Logan around but it was losing her. She wonders if Lilly's ever regretted not having her around anymore.

"Do you regret letting her have Logan?"

"That wasn't my choice to make. You can't let someone have someone else," Veronica tries to explain. "People aren't possession. It was his choice to make no matter what the circumstances. I liked him back then but if he hadn't made all of the choices that he's made, experienced all of these things that led him up to me, would he still be this person that I've come to love wholeheartedly?"

Heather stares up at her sister with unwavering awe in her big hazel eyes. "You love him?"

"I really do," Veronica nods, a little smile curling in place and it's the first time that she's admitted out lout that she loves Logan and it feels so much different that thinking it. It feels so much more real. "I think that whatever choice you make, you're gonna be okay," she assures her sister. "You're really smart and you're really tough and you've got me no matter what."

Heather nods, appreciating her sister's words and wanting to know more because it feels like she's finally been let into this trust circle with this boy talk. "Did you tell him that you love him?"

Veronica shakes her head no. She doesn't explain that she's afraid of being honest because of her own insecurities. She doesn't explain how often she forgets that other people exist and finds herself falling more in love with him. She doesn't explain how the person she loves might still love someone else.

"I think he loves you too," Heather says with depth Veronica can't believe she's hearing. "He looks at you a lot, Ronica," she adds with an insightful look in her eye. "When you're not paying attention. He looks at you to see if you're having a good time."

"He does?" She blinks in surprise, the observation from her little sister makes her fluttery.

Heather nods and Veronica's lips curve into a silly smile. She loves him and the possibility that he loves her back makes her feel warm and glowy inside. She thinks that maybe it's time for her to be honest about her feelings, to finally take a chance and give him all the love that consumes her. She doesn't want him to be another what if in her life. She doesn't want him to be the one that got away. She doesn't want him being her fake boyfriend anymore. She wants the real thing. She wants to share all her real firsts with him and be loved in return. She wants to give herself this chance that she's always denied herself from having. She wants him. She wants Logan.